Pub 500 - Mankato

I stopped in for my first visit to watch the Vikings/Packers game (Skol! . The restaurant/sports bar 5 TVs on the wall (I think that is correct , ranging from 30 ' to around 44 '-46 '. One larger 2 tvs were at the seated bar area which large and sits in an oval. I sat at a high top table in the area that is the sports bar side as there were. one of the 3-4 booths open on the small quieter side. In the seating area there are only three booths, all the rest are high tops, around 10. Once seated, the game ready to start, there was no volume to the game?! I asked my waitress (name withheld about turning up the volume to hear the game. She replied she would have to talk to the manager. I had to ask again 10 minutes later. Then the volume came up to about a 6; you could hear voices talking but the din was loud that it was hard to hear as it made very muffled. I was disappointed being new to town, picking a sports bar, the TVs were so small and having the big game on with low volume. You should at least he able to hear what is being said without having to focus on it unless the intent is to gather and talk and look at the game? The menu is wide; I settled on the pineapple chicken which was good. The only comment is the baby carrots were 2/3 raw still. My waitress informed me other customers have complained but it doesn 't change. I will ask for no baby carrots and extra pineapple. It is a savory with light sweetness. The food was good with plenty of fresh grilled chicken. I was also pleased to have Woodchuck Amber cider on tap! There is a pool table with one dart board right next to a large 10 top table. If you are coming here to hangout it is recommended as they list themselves as 'A Gathering Spot ' if you dont mind a large amount of background din. I would not recommend if you are here to have a casual conversation as it would be difficult to listen, unless you are at the small quieter side. Food was good! The cider was cold and the chicken and waffles looked good as did the homemade sloppy joe. Disappointed in the infamous crunchy baby carrots and would come back to sit up front where there is one tv on the wall...not sure about the volume. I am giving them four stars even though it didn 't get my expectations a lot of people were there because they want to be there. I wont let that take it to a lower number of stars based on that.

Amazing as always! Go for the food and drinks, stay for the ambiance.

This place has a great atmosphere everytime I went to visit! From late night drinks with friends to a get together with family to play some pool in the middle of the day. Has great options for food and absolutely love the Stoner chips here. Great options for wine too! Highly recommend this place if you find yourself downtown

This is one of my dad's favorite places to eat, and I gotta say I see where he's coming from! Great wait staff, fantastic burger and fries, very cool feel of a restaurant. We missed the fried pickles though . . . Would go again!

Love this place great food great atmosphere and very active in our community!